Miles Jergens

George "Miles" Jergens was an American boxing promoter during the 20th century, notable for overseeing world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed's fights.

Biography
Miles Jergens was a renowned boxing promoter during the mid-20th century, and he oversaw world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed's fights. On 26 November 1975, after Mac Lee Green broke his hand while training for the major 1 January 1976 Bicentennial fight with Creed, Jergens helped Creed with finding a new challenger. Jergens ultimatelly invited Rocky Balboa, as Creed believed that a boxer of Italian descent and a rags to riches story would mirror the American spirit of Christopher Columbus and the American Dream and therefore make the event more popular.